Posted by Dr. Bob on April 8, 2004, at 10:32:20
In reply to Re: Babble/Google searching, checking archives » Dr. Bob, posted by spoc on April 7, 2004, at 21:07:31
> I actually think many people aren't as familiar with searching to any degree of efficiency as we may assume... I've demonstrated for friends with on their own general info needs, and they are always amazed and hooked on using those tips for any further quests. I think Babblers would be too.
Hmm, what if posters were directed to a specific thread for tips on how to search? So they could receive more personalized help?
> hmmmm, instead maybe there's a job in here for me somewhere!
Right! :-)
> > FYI, I may be removing Psycho-Babble Search function entirely, it's getting really outdated and takes up a fair amount of space.
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> I assume you mean just remove the search box on the main page?No, I mean the internal PB search function that only searches posts through 6/02...
> Babblers should then know that if they do click on "Advanced" at Google as I mentioned, they can scroll past the entry lines to the options boxes, and set it to return hits from your site (“Domain”) only.
The box here actually does that for you...
> > Speaking of which, what do you do there to narrow it down further? That's something I could add...
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> Wow, where to start. This is the kind of thing I'll want to post back to with additional examples every ten minutes for the rest of my life!Thanks for all the tips. Maybe I should link to this thread from the Options and Examples section...
> Dr. Bob, I could probably search for a more concise article on using "Advanced" if you'd like! Here is a link to Google’s tips on tailoring a search *without* using "Advanced"...
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> http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.htmlAnd to articles like that...
Bob
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